I was just at the LHS and he had a new SSE kit in stock. $149.00 . Did they go up that much ?
The 4 Star .40 and .60 are good first kits and the wood in them is above most other kits manufactures . The 4 Star series is hard to beat for an overall build/fun plane and a few easy mods really improve the performance . The SSE is also an easy build , but at $150.00 , makes it a little steep for me.